Chevening Gurukul Fellowship for Leadership and Excellence, UK 2026-27

Chevening Gurukul Fellowship for Leadership and Excellence, UK 2026-27 is open to Masters students. This scholarship is provided by Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Government of UK and the value of this scholarship is Full programme fees and other benefits.

Open for

Postgraduate degree holders

Degree

Masters

Provided by

Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Government of UK

Deadline

7 Oct 2025

Scholarship Value

Full programme fees and other benefits

To be eligible, an applicant must:- be a citizen of India and currently reside in the country return to the country of citizenship at the end of the fellowship period have a postgraduate-level qualification or equivalent professional training or work experience in a relevant area at the time of application have at least 10 years of work experience before applying be a mid-career professional with strong leadership potential in sectors such as state or central government, the private sector, media, or civil society have a good working knowledge of English, which will be assessed in the application form and, if shortlisted, during the interview not hold British or dual British citizenship agree to adhere to all relevant guidelines, requirements, and expectations of the programme not be an employee, former employee, or relative* of an employee of His Majesty’s Government, or have been so within the last two years from the opening of Chevening applications including the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, all British Embassies/High Commissions, the Home Office, the Ministry of Defence, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Department for International Trade, and UKVI, the British Council, a sponsoring UK university, or the Association of Commonwealth Universities staff

Note

Relatives are defined as parents or step-parents, siblings or step-siblings, children or step-children, spouse, civil partner, or unmarried partner (where the couple have been in a relationship akin to marriage or civil partnership for at least two years).

Eligible applicants can apply by following these steps -

1. 1Click on the 'Apply Now' button and read the details.
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3. 3Navigate to the 'Apply Today' button.
4. 4Click on the 'Register Here' button and 'Accept' the policies.
5. 5Fill in the required details, tick the checkbox and click on the ' Submit ' button.
6. 6Log in using valid credentials, fill in the required details, upload relevant documents and submit the application.